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Director, Medical Safety Assessment Physician

Bristol Myers Squibb
Bristol Myers Squibb
3+ years
Not Disclosed
Hyderabad, India
10 Feb. 24, 2026
Job Description
Job Type: Full Time Education: B.Sc./ M.Sc./ M.Pharm/ B.Pharm/ Life Sciences Skills: Causality Assessment, Clinical SAS Programming, Communication Skills, CPC Certified, GCP guidelines, ICD-10 CM Codes, CPT-Codes, HCPCS Codes, ICD-10 CM, CPT, HCPCS Coding, ICH guidelines, ICSR Case Processing, Interpersonal Skill, Labelling Assessment, MedDRA Coding, Medical Billing, Medical Coding, Medical Terminology, Narrative Writing, Research & Development, Technical Skill, Triage of ICSRs, WHO DD Coding

Director, Medical Safety Assessment Physician

Location: Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Company: Bristol Myers Squibb
Requisition ID: R1599165
Employment Type: Full-Time

About the Company

Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) is a global biopharmaceutical leader committed to discovering, developing, and delivering innovative medicines for patients with serious diseases. With a strong global presence across oncology, immunology, cardiovascular, and cell therapy, BMS integrates scientific excellence with robust pharmacovigilance systems to ensure patient safety throughout the product lifecycle.

Role Overview

The Director, Medical Safety Assessment Physician is a senior leadership role within Global Pharmacovigilance and Patient Safety. The position is responsible for leading safety strategy, benefit-risk evaluation, signal detection, regulatory safety reporting, and product labeling activities for assigned compounds across development and post-marketing phases.

The role functions as the Global Safety Lead and chairs Safety Management Teams (SMTs), ensuring compliance with international regulatory requirements and maintaining the highest standards of patient safety.

Experience Required

  • MD or equivalent medical degree (mandatory)

  • Postgraduate qualification or clinical experience in Internal Medicine, Oncology, Immunology, or related specialty preferred

  • Minimum 3+ years of experience in Pharmacovigilance (PV) or relevant pharmaceutical/biomedical field (Medical, Clinical Research, Regulatory Affairs)

  • Experience across drug development lifecycle strongly preferred

  • Prior exposure to global regulatory submissions, benefit-risk management, and safety signal evaluation is advantageous

Key Responsibilities

Global Product Safety Leadership

  • Lead safety activities and benefit-risk strategies for assigned compounds

  • Chair Product Safety Management Teams (SMTs)

  • Represent Patient Safety at Health Authority (HA) and Data Monitoring Committee (DMC) meetings

Safety Surveillance and Signal Management

  • Evaluate and manage safety signals from clinical trials, literature, spontaneous reports, and databases

  • Prepare and review Safety Topic Reviews and Signal Reports

  • Develop and document signal evaluation strategies

Regulatory and Aggregate Safety Reporting

  • Oversee preparation and review of Development Safety Update Reports (DSUR)

  • Review Periodic Benefit-Risk Evaluation Reports (PBRER)

  • Contribute to Clinical Trial Applications (CTA) and Marketing Authorization Applications (MAA)

  • Provide safety input to Clinical Study Reports (CSR), Investigator Brochures (IB), and regulatory filings

Clinical Development Support

  • Provide safety input to protocols, amendments, SAPs, ICFs, and CSRs

  • Lead development of integrated safety summaries and risk language

  • Support safety strategy for regulatory and advisory meetings

Post-Marketing Safety Oversight

  • Lead safety evaluation for marketed products

  • Oversee Risk Management Plans (RMPs)

  • Ensure safety labeling reflects emerging data

  • Support regulatory responses and inspections

Cross-Functional Collaboration

  • Liaise with Clinical Development, Regulatory, Medical Affairs, Legal, Manufacturing, and Commercial teams

  • Contribute to publication strategy and scientific communications

  • Provide internal safety training and mentorship

Core Competencies

  • Deep understanding of drug development and pharmacovigilance regulations

  • Strong benefit-risk assessment expertise

  • Advanced analytical and medical judgment skills

  • Ability to manage multiple global projects simultaneously

  • Strong leadership in matrix environments

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Work Model

The role follows BMS occupancy guidelines, which may include site-essential, hybrid (site-by-design), field-based, or remote-by-design classifications depending on business requirements.

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